Combined cover and hood for caskets and graves.



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Il all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL WEBER-ILUG, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Delawanna, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jerse have invented certain Improvementsina ombined Cover and Hood "f- 9 tot Caskets and Graves, of which the followis a specification.

his invention relates to certain improvements in combined covers and hoods for caskts and graves, and has for its object to provide a device of this general character of a simple and comparatlvely inexpensive natime which shall be adapted for use at funeral ceremonies and the like for covering and conl' the casket so as'A to lessen the shock l, to the mourners, and which shall be also adapted for use at newl made graves for inelmg and covering t e same, and for rechi such iloral or other decorations as are dneiraEle for imparting a softened and ornate a arance thereto.

" l he invention consists in certain novel feaof the construFtilpn, and aclzombinaiolis .arrangements o t esever parts o t e improved combined cover and hood, whereby 5 cll'tain important advantages are attained md the device is rendered simpler, less exve and otherwise better adapted and more convenient for use, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

'*The novel features of the invention will be mmfnll defined in the claims.

In t e accompanying drawiigs which sauve to illustrate my inventionigure 1 is wperspective view showing my improved omnbined cove! and hood as the same ap when applied for use at a grave; Flg. 2 wa vertical section taken lengthwise through device as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view showing the inner or cover member vthe device, detached from the outer or member; Fi 4 is a sectional view when vertically t ugh the device in the indicated by the hne e--a in Fig. 2, and 5 is a sectional view taken vertically though the detached inner or cover member itt the plane indicated by the line b-b in Fig.

sho certain features of constructhereof w 'ch will be referred to hereinmet. 6 is a broken sectional view,

to an enlarged scale and taken cenand ertically through oneend portion cover member and sho the adja- Areinfolrced edges of two of t e sections apart from each other, and Fig. 7 1s Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led January 8, 1908. Serial No. 409,749.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL WEBER-ILLIG, OF DELAWANNA, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED COVER. AND HOOD FOB UASKETS AND GRAVES.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

an enlarged fragmentary detail view showing the meetm ed es of two of the sections of the cover mem er 1n section to illustrate the reinforces mounted uponsaid edges.

In these views 1 represents, as a whole, the inner or cover member of the device, which is formed from inner and outer sheets 2 and 3 of wire netting, curved in cross section and of such contour and dimensions as to adapt said cover member to be arranged over a casket or ave whereon the device is to be used, in suc a way as to completely cover and conceal the same, the inner and outer sheets 2 and 3, from which said cover member is formed being spaced a art after the fashion shown in my prior tters Patent, No. 873,279, dated December 10, 1907, in such a way as to permit of receiving floral or other decorations, whereby the netting is concealed and a highly ornamental appearance is imparted thereto.

The inner or cover member 1 is divided transversely, as herein shown, into a plurality of sections 4, 4, there being three such sections shown in the drawings, although it is evident that a reater or less number may be used as desire and the meeting edges of said sections are reinforced, as shown at 5 in Figs. 6 and 7. Stri s 6, 6, or equivalent devices, are extended tween the lower edges of the inner and outer sheets 2 and 3 of each section 4, so as to secure] connect and hold the sheets 2 and 3 of eac section in p'roper relation.

Along the lower edges of the outer sheets 3, 3 of the respective sections of the cover member are produced eyes or loo s 7, 7, which are alined with each other a ong the opposite sides of the cover member 1 and are adapted for the passage of rods or bolts 8, 8, which serve to connect said sections securely together, said bolts having heads at one end of the cover member and being provided with nuts at the op osite end thereof, as clearly shown in the drawings, in order that said bolts or rods may be conveniently removed and replaced.

By this construction, it is rendered possible to em loy sections 4, 4 of different lengths, and Iby interchanging such sections, the cover member 1 may be made of any le th desired in order to better adapt it to d' erent lengths of caskets and graves. The sectional construction also aiords increased convenience in handling and shipment, and the reinforces 5, 5, at the meeting edges thereof add materially to the stre th and stiffness of the structure when assem ed for use.

At the head end of the cover r, the end section 4 thereof has apertures centrally produced in the inner and outer sheets 2 and 3, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and said inner and outer sheets 2 and 3 o'f such end section 4, have binding strips 9, 9, extended along die edges of such apertures, the said bindung stri .f- 9, 9., being ved out to neeeive the1 h; portions sliding members 10, 10, also formedo'wime netting and which we capable of being decorated similarly to the body portion of the cover member, and ane also capabie'of 'being either Wholiyer perremoved :and replaced from the end sectumliinsuchaweyas toopenand close the msintheilmer'imdoutersheets2 and 3 thereof, for which purpose seid siide members are herein shown provided with handles l. v

By this arrangenmt it will be seen that when the device 1s employed `at funeral Iceremonies, the covermember l., suitably dre` .a or deca-ated, being over iiae e: t, the leovero which is removed Vcri-n.11 in sudnmaanerastoexpose the fnfeeofthe eorpse,txe demembers l0, 10,1119. benemoved from the section 41st y"time hea end of the cover member in such o. way es to expose the fwce of the se Within the casket to view, While the casket itself is completely covered and hidden `in such a we as to surbdue, to e great extent, 'the eeings of the mourners.

Whenthe oovermember 1 istobeemplayed at a grave to obscure die broken earth and permit desimble decmaitions `to be e 'ed thereeto, the siide members 9, 9, wm

in. ee to close 'the apertures (if the head section 4, and or such use, an auxilia head member or section 14 ispmvided,sei auxilio member-or section being formed-of a'iht 'p te ofsuitable meteria vertically extended et the 'headend of the cover member l, being held at its flower or ohalieints by means 'of the bdltsor mds 8, 8, a having its qaer -end portion extendedeboveiheboqa theoovlermember il Soeslaopemlitof i any Tueferreddmrecter.

1 swlsoyrovidedmtsuimhle 'nbsfaiong its lower lateral edges., with @ne 11, il, whiehmyeloonvetondy-iocutedet the lower ends of the reinforces 5, 5, along the itmnsveme ed s of fthe sections 4, 4., the said anchoring efvfiees, =as 'herein shown, being iomled of metal `trips or rods #he 1 rendsewhidiarepivotdl hedvt the l, f.: le seebionsr, wiver um: sa' stripsor are fw..-

ltheeeri ailongsidedze gave 'te leoumlylheidthe-eowrmemberi i '.45'.

When the cover member is to be used at funeral ceremonies and the like, these anchoring devices will not be needed for use, and being pivoted, may be thrown up alongside the ledges of the sections, as clear y shown in F 3, hooks or pins 12 provided for hiding them in raised positlon.

15 represents es a Whole, the hood member of the device, and as herein shown which member is also formed of a sexies of sections, co ing a foot section 1'6, intermediate sections 17, 17, ,and n heed section 18, such sections being detadmbly connected end to end,bymeimsof temdsor bolts 1'9, `19,in a manuel-similar to the Way inwhich the seotions of the inner or cover member 1 ane connected. This construction pennits the hood member 15 to be made in any .length desired it for use upon graves of different u; s,and likewise pennits convenient h r e `ng and shinneultof the device The hood member is herein shown as cfa.

mangulsrshape in cross section,

ut it is evident that it may be formed in preferred shape, and may, if desired, be made to conform to the shape of the curved cover member 1. As herein shown, also, said hood section Ires impexforrate welis, but it is evident that said Wells Vmoy be otherwise formed iff desired.

The several sections of the hood member 15 *have overlapping es let their meetingodges, such edges of 'the secions am adaated to be fitted together accurately, and seid sections may be in any n wuys withligioas orsoeietyem- L: andthe like, in order :to give any preformed l, f amelto the device. Since @the sections si the seid member ne interchangeable, it will be evident tlwt diierenily onlamented my be imdned in difierent ways to produce any desired cheraeherof molestation.

Inthe useofthe device, thehood member is set down over the cover member Without remov'ng the sume (from :its position ait the greve,emihehead section lofthehood iswnmdfinbhenwtme ofeshell or easing which is adapted to t over :and inclose the euxiu'yfheed section :14 of the cover memberascieerl shown in Fig. 2. Saidsection t8 anin tien similar `to that which 1s applied to auxiliary section or nember i4. The hood member 15 isdso provided, Ut its corners or easmsybeldeeindwthinmegml eyes 10, through which devices in theienn ofpinsorelxreedapted to bedriven intoebhegmund insuchmmy as to securelyhold the said iood 'member in pesition et 'the greve.

' e the 4devine ufu c aor to my'invmtion ris Kto be 'used etgtsvee, the hood member 15 muy be r during pleasant weather, or when careful attention i. can be given to maintain the decorations upon the cover member in pro er condition, but since this is im ossible to done in the winter time, or Whi e the attendants are at a distance, the hood member 15 is provided to be adjusted in position to inclose the said cover member, and by reason of its ornate i appearance, to permit of dispensing with floral or other erishable decorations. Said hood member, being readily removable, may he removed from the grave whenever desired in order to disclose the decorations afforded g by the cover member 1.

From the above descri tion of my invention it Will be seen that the combined cover and hood embodying m improvements is of L an extremely simple an comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the ornamental appearance afforded by it and of the fact that it permits of coveri and conceali newly made graves or cas ets so as to so ten the effect produced upon the mourners, and it also be apparent from the above description that the device is susceptible of considerable modification Without material departure from the principles and spirit of the invention and for this reason I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the precine form and arrangement of the several of the device herein set forth in carry- 1 out my invention in practice.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pateut is- 1. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed from innm' and outer sheets of wire netting spaced apart from each other, said sheets being provided with alined apertures located at one end of the cover member and adapted, when i said member is in position over a casket to ily disclose the face of a corpse therein, and slide i 4,5 members adapted respectively for detachable connection with the respective inner E? and outer sheets of the cover member to i clibee the apertures therein.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed of Wire netting and transversely divided into a plurality of sections each of which is provlded with eyes at its opposite sides, the e es of the respective sections bein alined Wit each other 1n the direction of t e length of the comer member and detachable fastening de- H vices for holding said sections in relation and rods extended lengthwise alo opposite sides of the cover member an paed through the eyes of the respectlve sections thereof.

A device of the character described a cover member formed of wire netting and transversely divided into a plui zo rality of sections each of which is provided cover member a head member extended across one en of the cover member and having an end portion which is adapted to project above the top of the cover member in position to receive an inscription, and detachable fastening devices comprising rods extended lengthwlse along opposite sides of the cover member, and passed through the eyes of the sections thereof and throu h the head member and adapted to hold vsai head member and the sections of ythe cover member in relation.

4. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed of Wire netting and transversely divided into a lurality of sections each of which is provided with eyes at its opposite sides, the eyes of the respective sections bein alined With each other in the direction o the length of the cover member, and a hood member arranged over and adapted to inclose the cover member, and detachable fastening devices comprising rods extended along the op osite sides of the cover member, and engage with the eyes of the respective sections thereof for holding the sections of the cover member in connected relation.

5. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed from wire netting and having at one end an aperture adapted, when said member is in position over a casket, to disclose the face of a corpse therein, and a slide member adapted for detachable connection with said cover member to close said aperture therein.

6. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed from Wire netting and having at one end an aperture, adapted, when said member is in position over a casket, to disclose the face of a corpse therein, grooved parts extended along opposite edges of said aperture, and a slide member having edge portions adapted to travel in the grooves of said parts and movable to o en or close said aperture.

7. A evice of the character described comprising a cover member formed from Wire netting and adapted to receivel decorations, and a hood member having walls adapted to inclose said cover member.

8. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed from Wire netting and adapted to receive decorations, and a hood member transversely divided into a plurality of sections detachably connected together, and adapted to inclose said cover member.

9. A device of the character described comprising a cover member formed from wire netting and adapted to receive decorations, and provided with an auxiliary head section extended above its top et its heed end, and a hood member having decorated walls and adapted to incluse said cover member and havin a, shell-like head section extended above its top and adapted to inclose the head section of the cover member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my neme this 20 dey of December 1907, in the presence of two subscribin Witnesses.

CARL WEB R-ILLIG.

Witnesses:

J. D. CAPLINGER, A. F. CONNELL. 

